NBC Sports Bay Area has some work to do before the NBA season starts in mid-October, as this morning former Warriors sideline reporter Rosalyn Gold-Onwude announced her departure to join Turner Sports.

The Warriors will have input on who’ll replace Gold-Onwude, but the sideline reporter will remain an employee of NBCS (unlike announcers Bob Fitzgerald and Jim Barnett, who are paid by the Warriors).

“We’re huge fans of Ros. She was just a tremendous part of our broadcast in the last couple of years. She brought not only a great deal of insight — she played the game — but she had a magnetic personality.

“Certainly the players enjoyed her being around and so did our fan base. I was lucky to get to know Ros pretty well during her time with us and I’m so happy for her. I think this move is well-deserved and not surprising. We...